Chapter 189 Don’t forget to uphold the dignity of our religion!

The Left Guardian's fiery red robe billowed without wind, his long hair surged like flames, and the space around him shattered like a mirror, only to rapidly reform.

His eyes swept over everyone present, brewing immense fury.

Everyone's heart tightened.

The Left Guardian's strength was second only to the Lijiang Branch Head and Vice Head, and on par with the Right Guardian. If he truly unleashed his rage, no one present could stop him.

"Please calm your anger, Left Guardian. The matter of Elder Zuo's demise…"

An Elder quickly clasped his fists and spoke, but before he could finish, he was directly interrupted.

"Calm my anger?"

"My brother has fallen; how can I calm my anger?!"

The Left Guardian glanced at him, and the Elder immediately trembled, not daring to speak further.

Normally, everyone could chat and laugh, but when it came to his brother's affairs, no one dared to say too much.

The Left Guardian took a step, and his figure vanished.

Several Elders exchanged glances, only able to helplessly follow. They knew where the Left Guardian had gone.

The Branch Ancestral Hall.

Here, the soul tablets of all high-ranking members of the Sect were enshrined. Disciples rotated shifts, guarding it at all times.

The Left Guardian, clad in fiery red robes, appeared out of thin air.

"Left… Left Guardian!"

The guarding Disciple was startled by the sudden appearance of the figure and immediately bowed and knelt.

The Left Guardian completely ignored him, walked into the Ancestral Hall, and expressionlessly stared at the shattered remnants of Elder Zuo's soul tablet.

However, the subtle fluctuations emanating from his body made the guarding Disciple extremely terrified, feeling as if he was hovering at the gates of hell. If even a trace of the Left Guardian's Qi were to leak out, he would turn to dust.

It wasn't until several Elders appeared silently that the guarding Disciple finally got a chance to breathe.

Still, no one dared to move or speak.

The Left Guardian stared at the shattered soul tablet for a full hour, and only when the guarding Disciple was on the verge of collapse did he turn and walk out of the Ancestral Hall.

Following the path cleared by the Elders, he passed a few people, and the Left Guardian's steps halted. A dispassionate voice rang out: "Who killed him?"

"Li Xuanfeng."

An Elder quickly replied.

"Where is he from? What is his cultivation?"

The Left Guardian's voice was icy.

"From a small Sect called Hundred Sword Mountain in the Hundred Dynasties Land. His cultivation… Life and Death Realm Ninth Peak!"

The Elder paused in his tone when mentioning Li Xuanfeng's cultivation, but ultimately, he stated it truthfully.

"Hm?!"

The Left Guardian suddenly turned, his killing intent almost solidifying, staring at the speaking Elder.

The Elder's words made him feel as if he had been mocked!

"Please calm your anger, Left Guardian. We know this is absurd, but this person indeed only has Life and Death Realm Ninth Peak cultivation!"

The other Elders quickly clasped their fists and spoke.

The Left Guardian said nothing, merely raked his gaze like a knife over each Elder, then stepped into the space, causing ripples, leaving a voice behind: "I want more detailed intelligence."

Seeing the Left Guardian disappear, the Elders looked at each other, speechless.

"What do we do?"

After a moment of silence, an Elder transmitted his voice to the others.

"The Head has returned to the main Sect, and the Vice Head is constantly traveling outside, searching for traces of spiritual flames. Now, only the Right Guardian in the Branch can stop him, but the Right Guardian is still in seclusion."

Soon, an Elder clarified the current dilemma.

The moment Red Fire King fell, the guarding Disciple at the Ancestral Hall discovered it and reported it. All high-ranking members of the Branch, except those in seclusion, learned of the news shortly after.

Over the next few days, the Elders ordered intelligence Disciples to investigate, and they quickly clarified what had happened in the King's Fall Land at that time.

After learning of Li Xuanfeng's existence, the Elders found it incredibly absurd, believing that there must have been a major problem with the intelligence. Many Disciples responsible for the matter were punished.

However, after repeated investigations and confirmations, it was found that the intelligence was not problematic; Li Xuanfeng indeed only had Life and Death Realm Ninth Peak cultivation.

This result left the Elders baffled and incredulous.

They no longer thought the intelligence was problematic, but rather that Li Xuanfeng himself was a major problem!

Under normal circumstances, if a Prodigy and an Elder of their Sect were killed, they would have to avenge it.

But Li Xuanfeng's existence was too bizarre. How could a Cultivator from a small Hundred Dynasties Land be such a Prodigy?

How exactly did he kill the Red Fire King?

Was it truly by his own cultivation?

Was it truly not with the help of a powerful expert secretly intervening?

A Life and Death Realm Ninth Peak Cultivator defying the odds to kill an Early Stage King Realm expert – they hadn't just never seen such a thing, they had never even heard of it!

They naturally wouldn't easily believe something that overturned their understanding.

After some deduction, they believed the greatest possibility was that Li Xuanfeng had an extremely profound background.

It seemed like Li Xuanfeng killed the Red Fire King, but in reality, a hidden expert helped him.

To say that Li Xuanfeng truly killed him himself, they would never believe it!

For the Black Fire Sect, a Prodigy was not something to be wary of.

Only a powerful background needed to be wary of!

Therefore, before clarifying Li Xuanfeng's specific background, they did not act rashly. If they provoked a powerful figure, they might not be able to bear the consequences.

Crucially, they didn't have such a deep affection for the Red Fire King; risking it for him was not worth it.

After all, they were just Elders of the Black Fire Sect's Lijiang Branch, mostly Early Stage King Realm, with only a few powerful ones being Middle Stage King Realm.

So, after several days of delay, even though it had been confirmed that the Red Fire King fell at Li Xuanfeng's hands, no one had gone to the Great Yan Dynasty to trouble Li Xuanfeng.

"Li Xuanfeng's origin is certainly not that simple. We cannot act rashly. You all present detailed intelligence to the Left Guardian first, and I will go ask the Right Guardian, hoping to get a response."

After the Elders finished their whispered discussion, they split into two groups and flew away.

Soon after.

Inside the cultivation hall on the Left Guardian's mountain peak.

After reading the intelligence presented by the Elders, the Left Guardian's brows were tightly furrowed, his expression fluctuating between dark and light.

"I will go to Hundred Sword Mountain."

After a long time, his brows finally relaxed.

The Elders exchanged glances, and one of them stepped forward, clasping his fists towards the Left Guardian and saying: "Please, Left Guardian, do not be impulsive. Before clarifying Li Xuanfeng's origin, do not act rashly against him!"

"Heh heh, impulsive?" The Left Guardian coldly glared at the Elder. "I am not discussing this with you!"

The Elders' expressions changed.

"As Elders of the Black Fire Sect Branch, when did you become so afraid of trouble?"

"Do you have to wait until the enemy kills their way to your door and chops off your heads before you know to uphold the dignity of our Sect?"

"Only then will you know this isn't impulsiveness? Only then will you know I am merely seeking revenge for my brother?!"

"If I were to emerge from seclusion a hundred years from now, would you only know of this matter a hundred years later?!"

"A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

After cursing angrily, the Left Guardian lifted his foot and disappeared into space.

The Elders stood rooted to the spot, their faces alternating between green and pale, yet they dared not retort.

Ultimately, they could only sigh and leave the place.

Just as they exited the hall, they saw a figure standing in mid-air with hands clasped behind his back.

"Right Guardian!"

The Elders quickly paid their respects. They hadn't expected the Right Guardian to also emerge from seclusion.

"Let him go. In the entire Eastern Barrens, apart from the Blood River Holy Land, there is no other force that our Black Fire Sect needs to be so wary of."

"Li Xuanfeng killed a Prodigy of our Sect and an Elder of our Sect. Whether it's him or the powerful expert behind him, they should pay with their lives!"

"The Left Guardian is right. Don't forget to uphold the dignity of our Sect!"

After the Right Guardian finished speaking, ripples spread through the space around him, and his figure vanished.